Tokunbo Abiru Dazzles Lagosians

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Fortune seems to be smiling on the lives of the people of Lagos East Senatorial district. The Senator representing this area, Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru has made his move, leaving the residents of surrounding areas dumbfounded. One might argue that Abiru’s move is not unexpected considering his stellar corporate profile. Even so, Abiru’s recent gesture is in a class of its own.

The office of Senator Abiru recently announced that the people of Lagos East will soon have access to a business loan support worth N100 million. According to the announcement, the beneficiaries of this support would be the operators of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Abiru cheered up the people of his constituency with this news during a workshop for MSMEs, with the management of Fate Foundation in tow. He explained that the beneficiaries would be able to get between N100,000 and N1,000,000 when the exercise takes off. Moreover, the interest rate is only six per cent per annum.

Furthermore, to ensure that everything is done in its proper order, Abiru also noted that the loan scheme will be overseen by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN). By every indication, therefore, actual MSME operators will really benefit from the support and grow their businesses to bridge the gap of unemployment in the area.

Unsurprisingly, Abiru’s impassioned address at the event moved the Bank of Industry (BOI) to pledge an extra N100 million to quell the joblessness and contribute to national growth and development. This is all in line with Abiru’s promises during his campaign to drive regional and national economic growth via grassroots development.

To think that Abiru spent so long in the halls of accounting and banking before moving into politics. Perhaps, Lagos State would have grown used to dazzling moves like this.
Nevertheless, the people of Lagos East are bound to be the happiest Lagosians as 2021 draws to a close.